Robert Bosch's BSH subsidiary has joined Techstars to form a home technology accelerator that will welcome 10 startups into its first cohort.

Monoqi, the furniture e-commerce platform formerly backed by Advance Publications, has been bought by Decovry for an undisclosed sum.

Iwasaki Gakuen and several banks have contributed to the second close of Sony and Daiwa's joint fund, which had raised $145m of a targeted $185m as of last month.

The classified listings operator, whose earlier investments include Zomato and ETechAces, has formed its first dedicated corporate venture capital fund.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Ingka-backed interior design services marketplace Livspace has increased its latest round to $60m, with a close of up to $100m expected next month.

Venture capital fund Big Idea Ventures has hired former GCV Rising Star and Tyson Ventures CFO Tom Mastrobuoni as a venture partner.

Temasek is set to invest $500m in a round that will include existing corporate investors Alibaba and SoftBank at a valuation of up to $9bn.

SoftBank co-led a series B round for the cell-based meat developer that included Cargill and Tyson Foods, with the cash to go to a pilot manufacturing facility.

Fulltime System, Goodpatch, Hankyu Hanshin Properties, Mitsui Fudosan and Shinsei Bank chipped in as the smart lock startup closed its $31.4m series A round.